FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VQS |
| Lat/Long: | 18-08-05.3200N / 065-29-37.0200W
18-08.088667N / 065-29.617000W
18.1348111 / -65.4936167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 49 ft. / 14.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ISLA DE VIEQUES, PR |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 00765 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SAN JUAN CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TJSJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR ACFT OVER 7500 LBS GWT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- UNICOM MONITORED 0600-1830.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 128.65/279.6 (EL YUNQUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| STTr254/29.8 | | ST THOMAS VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 10W |
| SJUr134/33.9 | | SAN JUAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 11W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4301 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | GRADIENT 0.54% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 18-08.007000N | | 18-08.170333N |
| Longitude: | 065-29.978667W | | 065-29.255333W |
| Elevation: | 48.8 ft. | | 25.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% DOWN | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 076 true | | 270 magnetic, 257 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 896 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4301 TODA:4301 ASDA:4301 LDA:3405 | | TORA:4301 TODA:4301 ASDA:4301 LDA:4301 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 ft. road, 325 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUERTO RICO PORTS AUTH
HC-01 BOX 9421
VIEQUES, PR 00765-9244
Phone 787-741-0515 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM FEBLES
ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZ AIRPORT, HC-01 BOX 9421
VIEQUES, PR 00765-9244
Phone 787-741-8358
OR 787-741-0515. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 100/day * | | 71% | air taxi | | 27% | transient general aviation | | 2% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 21 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CLSD TO UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPER WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT 24 HRS PPR, CALL AMGR 787-741-8358. |
| - | PPR FOR OTHER B-III AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND LTD TO A WINGSPAN OF 88.75 FT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (166KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| VEDAS THREE (RNAV) | |
download (213KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (162KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
TIST - Cyril E King Airport (32 nm E)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (34 nm NW)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (40 nm NW)
TISX - Henry E Rohlsen Airport (47 nm SE)
TJPS - Mercedita Airport (61 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 09:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunset | | 18:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 17:52:06 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 13:52:06 |
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| METAR |
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TJNR
11nm NW | 131653Z AUTO 11010KT 10SM SCT024 31/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03110256 TSNO
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| TAF |
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TIST
31nm E | 131129Z 1312/1412 11010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 FM132100 08008KT P6SM FEW030
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TJSJ
35nm NW | 131129Z 1312/1412 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 FM131300 07012KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN080 FM132130 09006KT P6SM FEW025
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| NOTAMs |
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